If Stable Isotope Analysis Is Conducted on a Human Skeleton

question 16

Multiple Choice

If stable isotope analysis is conducted on a human skeleton that during life consumed a diet rich in C4 plants such as maize and very little meat, then the isotopic ratios of the bones would show a high ratio of:

• A) 12C to 13C.
• B) 13C to 12C.
• C) 15N to 14N.
• D) 13C to 15N.

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